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Defend Yourself

Not to be confused with the 1925 film of the same name

Defend Yourself
Studio album by
Sebadoh
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
GenreIndie rock
Length45:45
LabelJoyful Noise, Domino
ProducerSebadoh
Sebadoh chronology
Secret EP
(2012) 		Defend Yourself
(2013) 		Act Surprised
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
NME6/10[6]
Paste8.0/10[7]
Pitchfork6.0/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin6/10[11]

Defend Yourself is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in fourteen years, since 1999's The Sebadoh.[12]

The album was released on September 16, 2013 via Domino in the United Kingdom and on September 17, 2013 via Joyful Noise in the United States, respectively.[12][13]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Will"Barlow3:57
2."Love You Here"Barlow3:33
3."Beat"Loewenstein4:12
4."Defend yr Self"Loewenstein3:12
5."Oxygen"Barlow3:21
6."Once"D'Amico2:55
7."Inquiries"Loewenstein2:01
8."State of Mine"Barlow3:44
9."Final Days"Loewenstein4:22
10."Can't Depend"Loewenstein4:23
11."Let It Out"Barlow4:29
12."Listen"Barlow3:37
13."Separate"Loewenstein1:59
Total length:45:45

Included with the limited edition tri-color vinyl and red color vinyl releases was a 7" single that had two tracks that were left off of the album.[14] These tracks were also released on iTunes and included on the Japanese CD release along with the Secret EP track "All Kinds".

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Imminent Emergency"Barlow2:34
15."No Wound"Loewenstein2:30
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."All Kinds"Barlow1:33

Personnel edit

Sebadoh
Other personnel
  • Lou Barlow - engineering
  • Jason Loewenstein - mixing
  • Wally Gagel - mixing
  • Pete Lyman - mastering

References edit

  1. ^ "Defend Yourself - Sebadoh". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Khanna, Vish (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Hann, Michael (September 19, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself – review". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Mojo magazine. October 2013, p.90
  6. ^ Beaumont, Mark (September 12, 2013). "Sebadoh - 'Defend Yourself'". NME. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  7. ^ Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Paste. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (September 17, 2013). "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  9. ^ Pan, Arnold (September 18, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". PopMatters. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  10. ^ Gross, Joe (September 23, 2013). "Defend Yourself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Harris, Keith (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh Reunite for More Candid, Wincing Mind Games on 'Defend Your Self'". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Battan, Carrie (June 5, 2013). "Sebadoh Announce First New Album in 14 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  13. ^ Hughes, Hilary (August 20, 2013). "Sebadoh's First Album in 14 Years 'As Fresh As Anything We've Done'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  14. ^ "Sebadoh "Defend Yourself" Pre-Order". Joyful Noise. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

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